A ramrod is a rod used to push down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
<span>The theme of chapter 4 "The Cylinder Opens" is this feeling where, for once, Victorian society has to admit they don't have all the answers about the universe. There's this overwhelming feeling of disgust and horror from the people as this repulsive, yet somehow advanced, being emerges from the cylinder, asserting this crushing feeling that we don't understand everything.</span>
To explore how someone might feel in a certain situation
Finn is intimidated by Gren in the beginning of the story and decides to change who he is to be tough like Gren at the end. C. Finn views Gren as a friend in the beginning of the story, but eventually realizes Gren won't be friends with him publically.